What are the four components of the limbic system?
Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, Amygdala
What happens during the first 4 weeks of gestation to the brain?
It grows 200 billion neurons.
What does the amygdala do?
It helps to regulate emotions (anger, fear, etc).
What is the function of the Hypothalamus?
Controls hormones, sleep, and food and water intake.
Why is it important to provide early stimulation to babies?
Higher neuron connection, better learning and memory.
In order to transfer knowledge to the long term memory, what kind of activities should we encourage in our classrooms?
Practice, think about, peer discussion.
Do we use a specific part of the brain to perform a task or do we use different parts of the brain to carry it out?
Different parts of the brain from different hemispheres.
True or False: People have dominant hemispheres in the brain. Some are left-brained and some are right-brained.
False. All parts of the brain are involved in higher-order thinking.
True or False: We use only 10 percent of our brain capacity.
False. We use the full capacity of our brain.
What is the function of the Thalamus?
To receive information from the senses and pass it on to the brain.
What is the function of the hippocampus?
Transfer information from short term memory to long term memory.
True or False: All learning is difficult. Human beings need time to process the information they get.
False. Some learning canbe intuitive (language, movement) and some other can be counterintuitive (algebra, physics, etc).
What kind of activity should we try with our young learners?
Kinesthetic activities.
Why is it important for teachers to know that the prefrontal cortex fully develops in adulthood?
All students are different, their brains are different, not fully developed, and they may find it diffiult to inhibit impulses, make decisions and prioritize.
What is the function of a neuron?
To receive information from the environment, translate it into electrical impulses and pass it on to other neurons.
What is "automaticity"? And how do you get it?
Effortless performace acquired by extensive experience and practice.
What is the function of the prefrontal cortex?
Behavioral planning, reasoning, attention, impulsivity control, followin grules, etc.
True or False: Children's and Adolescents' brain processes information better if it is related to a specific area of knowledge.
True. Their brains' ability to process information is constraint by its development.
True or False: We have to teach according to our students' learning styles.
False. We can implement a variety of teaching methods in our classes to raise motivation.
What is the function of the brain stem?
Body temperature and heartbeat.